Minneapolis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	33
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	430K	543K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 23% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1095th and 2194th ($2380 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 1737th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 62nd vs 202nd best cities to live in the United States, and 215th vs 634th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tucson

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	Minneapolis	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$15639

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245